Employee Social Media Policy

We have established guidelines for DCM Advisors, LLC (DCM) employees regarding social media in the electronic world. Although employees may maintain individual pages on social media sites to connect with friends and family, your responsibility to DCM doesn’t end when you leave the office. For that reason, this Social Media policy applies to both company sponsored social media and personal use as it relates to DCM. DCM employees should recognize that they are personally responsible for the content they publish on social media sites. DCM employees can be disciplined for commentary, content or images that are defamatory, pornographic, proprietary, harassing, libelous or that can create a hostile work environment.

What You Should Do:

Do Not Set Up any Company-related Social Media Pages: Any company-related social media page many only be established at the direction and authority of DCM.

Disclose Your Affiliation: If you talk about DCM related matters that are within your area of job responsibility you must disclose your affiliation with DCM. Postings that mention DCM should add value and promote the positive community image of DCM at all times.

State That It’s YOUR Opinion: Unless authorized to speak on behalf of DCM, you must state that the views expressed are your own.

Protect Yourself: Be careful about what personal information you share online. Be mindful that what you publish will be public for a long time.

Act Responsibly and Ethically: When participating in online communities, do not misrepresent yourself.

Your Personal Information must Comply with the DCM Code of Ethics. Any personal employee information must abide by the DCM values and employee conduct expectations, as found in the DCM Code of Ethics, whether or not you identify yourself online as a DCM employee.